The Universal Life Church Blog

The Universal Life Church Monastery is the only interfaith ministry worldwide that opens its doors to all who seek to become an ordained minister or wedding officiant. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jew, Mormon, Pagan, Wiccan, Baptists, and Atheists to join our Church. We are a non-denominational congregation of children from the same universe.

Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

September 3rd, 2007

On August 31st, Judge Robert Hansen struck down Iowa's gay marriage ban on grounds that it was unconstitutional, in a ruling that he then stayed less than two hours later. Continue Reading »

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"...ease of giving, Priceless!"

August 9th, 2007

Gone soon will be the days when the donation plate passed along the pews guilting the most tight-fisted Methodist to plunk down a few quarters on Sunday morning. More and more church coffers are being filled electronically through online payment tools and mos Continue Reading »

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Faith and Tragedy

August 7th, 2007

On that tragic Summer afternoon of August 2nd, the commuters on the I35 Bridge in Minneapolis, returning from the grocery store, daycare, or work, could not have imagined that the roadway would collapse beneath their tires. A bus full of school children was Continue Reading »

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Universal Life Church History

August 7th, 2007

We appreciate your interest in The Monastery and understand your concerns as there has been a lot of misinformation surrounding the fact that over 50 online ULC’s operate independently from Modesto. It was the ULC’s founder, Kirby Hensley, who upon reading Continue Reading »

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Ecclesiastical Proclamation

July 27th, 2007

Universal Life Church Monastery:Ecclesiastical Proclamation of Canon Law All humans have an inalienable right and duty to practice their own peaceful religious traditions. However, religion should not contradict the reality of creation. "Why does God give us i Continue Reading »

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